Finding the centre of of a polygon can be useful for many geomtrical analysis and processing techniques. This quick guide shows you how to find the centre of a polygon in python. The Centroid The centre of a polygon is also known as its centroid. It the arithmetic mean position of all the points that… Read More »
I’ve been working with the Shapely python package in python. This is a short guide for how to merge polygons in python. This guide is based on “cascaded_union.py” in the shapely examples. Find out how to install shapely in python here. How to Merge Polygons in Python Download the script for this guide here. In… Read More »
I find Matlab great, and for the most part it is my go-to scientific software package. Unfortunately if you don’t have access to a license, or your license server connection isn’t so great, using Matlab may not be so practical. Lately I’ve found that software packages based on python have been getting better and better… Read More »
Log your wordcount in Latex texlog.py is a simple python script for logging your wordcount in latex. The logging output put is saved as simple comma separated values which you can easily load into plotting software. Download texlog.py from github Building on texcount If you use Latex for writing documents, you may well already be… Read More »
The Stoner Python Package is an ambitious project by the Leeds Condensed Matter Physics Group. It brings together various existing scientific python packages for numerical computing and data analysis, and introduces its own classes and methods for analysis and manipulation. The idea behind the code seems a sensible one: standardise simple coding tasks to make… Read More »